HyperDic: episperm

English > 1 sense of the word episperm:
NOUNplantepisperm, testa, seed coatprotective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants
English > episperm: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningProtective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants.
Synonymstesta, seed coat
Part ofseedA mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa
Broaderreproductive structureThe parts of a plant involved in its reproduction
Spanishepisperma, epispermo, tegumento, testa
Catalanepisperma, testa

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